Soil Testing Using an XRF: Send Lead Safe Mama soil samples to have them tested for Lead.
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Soil Testing Using an XRF: Send Lead Safe Mama soil samples to have them tested for Lead.

Originally posted: May 25, 2017 Updated: January 1, 2024 PLEASE NOTE: We currently have a 6 to 8 week turn around for reporting soil sample test results (for soil samples sent in by readers) in most cases. We may have urgent testing available (for a higher fee, see below) but this is not always the…

Q: I’m concerned that the original bathtub that came with my older home might have Lead. What should I do?
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Q: I’m concerned that the original bathtub that came with my older home might have Lead. What should I do?

Originally Posted June 17, 2014 Updated April 2017 Question from Lucy (Via MisLEAD: America’s Secret Epidemic Facebook Page). QUESTION: Hi Tamara, We just bought a new house and it has the original bathtub (1956). What would be the best and most effective way to test for lead? I’d also like to test dishes, toys, water….

Read this post to learn what I have done at my home to make sure my urban yard and garden are Lead-safe!
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Read this post to learn what I have done at my home to make sure my urban yard and garden are Lead-safe!

Posted here: February 26, 2017 Updated: April 26, 2020 I took this picture of our back yard years ago and realized that every element in the photos had a “Lead story”  – so I thought it would be fun to annotate it and share it with you all, in case it could help you come up with some new ideas…

#AskTamara: The inspector is coming tomorrow, what do I need to know?
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#AskTamara: The inspector is coming tomorrow, what do I need to know?

       For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead…

Ask Tamara: How do you get Lead dust out of laundry? (And toys… concrete patios, or furniture?)
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Ask Tamara: How do you get Lead dust out of laundry? (And toys… concrete patios, or furniture?)

  For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama, LLC…

Q: I found lead-paint in my home. Now what?
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Q: I found lead-paint in my home. Now what?

Christine posted on Facebook (6/23/2014): “What do you do once you find lead paint?? I tested last night and found some deteriorating on the front door jamb and I’m so worried about my 2 year old and 3 month old! I can’t afford to hire a contractor. Would painting over it be enough??” ANSWER Here…